Roundabout and observatory



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E. SCHNITZLBR.

ROUNDABOUT AND` OBSERVATORY No. 544,866.v Patented Aug. 20, 1895.

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E. SCHNIT-ZLER. ROUNDABOUT AND OBSERVATORY.

N0544,866. `Patented Aug. 2o,1895,

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EARNEST SCHNITZLER, OF ASBURY PARK, NEV JERSEY.

ROUNDABOUT AND OBSERVATORY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of lLetters. Patent No. 544,866, dated August20, 189 5. Application filed .April 26, 1895. Serial No. 547,236. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t may concern: l

Be it known that I, EARNEST SCHNITZLER, a citizen of the United States,lresiding at Asbury Park, in the county of Monmouth, State of NewJersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Roundabouts andObservatories, which improvement is fully set forth in thefollowingspecification and accompan ying drawings.

My invention consists of a novel construction of roundabout andobservatory, the latter being accessible by means of the roundabout,which is adapted to be stopped at intervals, whereby passengers can beunloaded upon a suitable platform, from which they can ascend to theobservatory.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will behereinafter set forth.

Figure l represents a side elevation of a roundabout and observatoryembodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents an end vieW of the same.V Fig.3 represents a detail view, on an enlarged scale, showingY the manner ofmounting and securing the cars or carriages to the wheel.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre spending parts in theseveral figures.

Referring to the drawings, A, B, C, and D designate supporting-framesfor the..` roundabout and observatory, said frames being braced by meansof the braces or struts E and being supported at their bases uponsuitable foundations F.

G designates suitable braces, which are located at about the middleportion of the framework in the present instance, and have securedadjacent thereto the beams H, on

which are mounted suitable boxes or bear` ings for the axis J, to whichis secured the hubs K of the wheel K', the same being pro vided withspokes J', which radiatein every direction from the hubs K and aresuitably braced and attached to the rims L at their outer extremities,which latter are also provided with braces, one of said rims beingprovided with the gearing M, which is adapted to be engaged by a pinionM', which may be located and supported at any point, and which may becaused to rotate in any convenient manner.

N designates shafts which are located trans-A versely to the rims L andare provided with vR to the observatory T, which is mounted on suitablecross-beams U, which are secured to the upper portion of the framework,said observatory being provided with a roof, if desired, it being ofcourse apparent that both the platforms R and the observatory areprovided with a suitable nclosing railing, netting, duc., to preventaccident, as are also the cars Q.

The operation is as follows: The Wheel or roundabout K bein g caused torotate in any suitable manner and the passengers entering the cars whenthey are in one of their lower positions, it will be seen that they canalight therefrom when they are in their highest position and stepdirectly uponthe platform R, from which they can readily ascend into theobservatory T.

It will of course be understood that the arrangement of the platform,staircase, dac., relative to the observatory may be varied and otherchanges may be made which will come within the scope of my invention.

In the preferred form of my invention I provide the shafts N at eachextremity thereof with the neck or reduced portion V, the shoulders ofwhich engage the sides of the boxes P, which are suitably attached tothe rims or rings L, as will be understood from Fig. 3, the arms W,which support the cars Q, being held immovable with respect to theshafts N by the set-screws or similar devices X, it being evident thatsaid arms W and shaft N move in unison, so that the cars Q, will alwayshang vertically in substantially the same relative position, asindicated in Fig. 1, the shaft N being kept from lateral displacement by:its contact with the boxes'l?= When it is desired to unload passengersupon the platform R, a bridge A is run out, sora's to span the spacebetween a car and the platform, said bridge being fastened to the IOO 'platform and supported on rollers B', which llO may run on a suitabletrack, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Av roundabout consisting of a ring or rings having cars supportedtherefrom, one of said rings being provided With teeth, a pinion adaptedto engage said teeth, a platform Whose floor is adapted to be inproximity to each ear as it attains an elevated position, anobservatory, and a staircase leading from the latter to said platform,substantially as described.

2. The frames A, B, C, and D, suitably braced and supported, the beams Hadapted to support the bearings for the Wheel or roundabout K, the teethM on said Wheel, apinion M adapted to engage said teeth, the shafts Nhaving the boxes P adapted to receive the same, the platform R locatedsubstantially as` EARNEST SGHNITZLER. Vitnesses:

R. WARD HANKEN, THoMAs C. MOORE.

